Saturday, May 31, 2008


DEFORESTATION

Dictionary meaning: Deforestation is the permanent destruction of indigenous forests and woodlands.

What is deforestation doing to our animals?

As the population increases certain companies try to meet the needs of the people for wood and products made from wood. These companies start cutting down entire forests for more and more wood and products that are made from trees. Some companies don’t know that they’re killing millions of animals and their habitats. Other companies do know but don’t care because they want to make money. 12 million hectares of forests get cut down every year - just imagine how many trees get cut down in a year and how many animals die or lose their habitat?

Solutions

1. Educate the companies that may not know what they’re doing to animal’s habitats and how this may affect them.
2. If the companies do know what they’re doing to wild animals then lots of people that love and care about animals need to talk to the governments of the countries where this is happening and tell them what these companies are doing to animals. The idea is for these governments to make laws and regulate the foresting industry.
3. People need to think of what can they use instead of wood. Different materials like metal, plastic or rubber can help reduce the need for wood.

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